# Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD / MMNL)

**Quetzalcóatl International Airport** (IATA: NLD, ICAO: MMNL) is a medium airport in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. In 2025 it handled 167 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmnl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NLD / MMNL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
- Serves: Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Elevation: 148 m / 484 ft
- Coordinates: 27.4439, -99.5705
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 167,165 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Matamoros
- Website: https://www.aeropuertosasa.mx/aeropuerto_de_nuevo_laredo.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Laredo_International_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2231559
- Weather station: MMNL
- Ident: MMNL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 151° / 331° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 66,846 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 72,978 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 84,064 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 78,338 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 63,576 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 65,471 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 28,891 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 53,921 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 107,368 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 197,673 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 151,764 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 167,165 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [TAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtm.md) General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport · Mexico · 598 km / 372 mi · Viva
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 858 km / 533 mi · Viva
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 892 km / 554 mi · Aeroméxico Connect
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,470 km / 913 mi · Viva

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NLD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 3
- 5D [Aeroméxico Connect](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico-connect) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 167K (2025) | #1,619 of 3,974 | #366 in North America | #48 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =965 in North America | =77 in MX |
| Elevation | 148 m / 484 ft | =27,432 of 43,403 | =13,051 in North America | #893 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | NUEVO LAREDO APP/TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [LRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klrd.md) Laredo International Airport · 15 km / 9.6 mi
- [TE32](https://dromopedia.com/airports/te32.md) Rancho Blanco Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [US-5383](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5383.md) McNeel Ranch Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [0TE5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0te5.md) Santa Maria Ranch Airport · 38 km / 24 mi
- [XS94](https://dromopedia.com/airports/xs94.md) Corralitos Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [US-3806](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3806.md) Del Alto Ranch Airport · 46 km / 29 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Nuevo Laredo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nuevo_Laredo_International_Airport&oldid=1373130095), revision of 4 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmnl/data